The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 21-year-old housewife, Maryam Muntari, for allegedly stabbing her neighbour, Ahmed Kalo, to death over an alleged rape attempt in the Idoji-Okene community of Okene Local Government Area, Kogi State. The spokesperson for the command, CSP William Aya, who confirmed the incident, stated that the…
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on Monday, sentenced three persons to death by hanging for armed robbery. The convicts — Shadrack Apos (30), Lucky Akpos (33) and Adunola Precious (24) were tried and sentenced for robbing an 87-year-old woman of N186,000 and a wrist watch. They were arraigned and tried on a…
Two teenagers, Tosin Fadumiye, 18, and Afolabi Abe, 18, on Monday appeared before the Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for stealing coconuts, bitter kola, and snails. The defendants, of unknown addresses, are facing a three-count charge of stealing, receiving stolen items, and breach of peace. The prosecutor, Insp Sodiq Adeniyi, told the court that the defendants…
A professional boxer, popularly known as Bintin, has allegedly punched a local carpenter, identified simply as Yellow, to death during an altercation over a burst football in the Adamo area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. According to eyewitnesses, the confrontation began after Yellow, known in the neighbourhood for his fair complexion, accidentally punctured a football belonging…
Suspected gunmen struck on Monday morning along Awosika Avenue in the Bodija area of Ibadan, Oyo State, dispossessing a bank depositor of a substantial amount of money and injuring a police officer who attempted to stop their operation. According to reports, the victim, who was conveying cash from a popular frozen fish depot to a…
Enugu State Government, through the Office of the Honourable Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, has confirmed the arrest of Mr. Ozioma Okonkwo, a native of Imo State residing in Enugu, for allegedly defiling his two biological daughters aged 2 and 5 years respectively. Mr. Okonkwo was apprehended on the night of Saturday,…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old herbalist, Amechi Okwuokenye, and his 26-year-old stepbrother, Smart Okwuokenye, for the murder of two victims, including one of the herbalist’s long-time clients, after a failed kidnap-for-ransom plot. According to a statement issued on Sunday, 26th October 2025, by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe,…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a Chinese national in connection with the recent improvised explosive device (IED) explosion that occurred inside a CCTV camera dealer’s shop on Kodesho Street, Ikeja. According to a counter insurgency reporter, Zagazola Makama, the detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba, arrested the suspect, identified as…
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested about 25 persons for allegedly organising same sex marriage in the Hotoro area of Kano metropolis. Deputy Commander of the board, Mujahedeen Aminudeen, confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement on Sunday. He said the suspects, comprising 18 males and seven females, were apprehended at the…
The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested four suspects, including a woman, over the gruesome killing of a young man in what investigators described as a case of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, and robbery. In a statement on Saturday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmed Rufa’i, said the incident occurred on October 4, 2025,…
